Composer
Felix Mendelssohn
4,109 works in the index
- Birthplace
- Hamburg
- Citizenship / historical state
- Kingdom of Saxony
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Mendelssohn wrote fluently and early, and his music is unusually grateful to play — it lies well under the hand in a way that his contemporaries' often does not.
The Songs Without Words are the most useful thing in this catalogue for a developing pianist: forty-eight short pieces across a wide range of difficulty, several genuinely accessible, all musically substantial. The Violin Concerto is a cornerstone of that instrument's repertoire, and Elijah of the choral one.
He also wrote a great deal of organ music, including six sonatas, which sits in the small category of nineteenth-century organ repertoire that is neither Bach nor French.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Choir, Voice, Organ, percussion
- Genres represented
- Classical, Christmas, pop, Pop, Jazz
- Works with composition dates
- 120 of 4,109
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works page 36 of 86
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opus 85 #5 | — | Opus 85 | — | Piano | — | 2 |
| Opus 102 #4 | — | Opus 102 | — | Piano | — | 2 |
| Opus 102 #5 | — | Opus 102 | — | Piano | — | 2 |
| Songs Without Words, Book II - D Major, Op. 30, No. 5 | — | Op. 30, No. 5 | — | Piano | Classical | 2 |
| 3 Preludes - B Minor, Op. 104a, No. 2 | — | Op. 104a, No. 2 | — | Piano | Classical | 2 |
| Adieu | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 2 |
| Clouds | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 2 |
| Folk Song | — | — | — | Piano, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn | Classical | 1 |
| Homeless | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Regrets | — | — | — | Piano, Flute | Classical | 1 |
| Retrospection | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Sweet Remembrance | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Tarantella | — | — | — | Piano, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn, Clarinet | Classical | 1 |
| The Departure | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Unrest | — | — | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| Trio #1 | — | — | — | Piano, Cello, violin | Classical | 2 |
| Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Andante con Variazioni op. 83a | — | op. 83a | — | Piano | Classical | 2 |
| The Kerry Dance | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| The Minstrel Boy | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Praludium h-Moll op. 104 | — | op. 104 | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| Klavierstuck g-Moll (1860) | — | — | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| Variations,Op.83 | — | Op.83 | — | Piano | — | 2 |
| Three Fantasies (Caprices)Op. 16 | — | Op. 16 | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| Phantasie (Sonate ecossaise) fis-Moll op. 28 (1833) | — | op. 28 | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| Stodola Pumpa | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| "Christmas Piece: No. 5 from '6 Kinderstucke', Op. 72 (Allegro assai in G minor)" | — | Op. 72 | G minor | Piano | — | 0 |
| Charakterstuck Nr. 1 e-Moll op. 7 (1827) -Sanft, mit Empfindung- | — | op. 7 | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| Sechs Kinderstucke (Weihnachtsstucke): Nr. 3 G-Dur op. 72 (1847) | — | op. 72 | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| Kinderstucke op. 72/1,4,5,6 | — | op. 72/1 | — | Piano | Classical | 2 |
| Skizze in b | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 2 |
| 5 Lieder ohne Worte op. 19/4 und 6, op. 30/6 und op. 102/3 | — | op. 19/4; op. 30/6; op. 102/3 | — | Piano | Classical | 2 |
| [Andante und] Variationen B-Dur op. 83a (?1841 [1850]) (basierend auf op. 83) | — | op. 83a; op. 83 | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| Allegro brillant A-Dur op. 92 (1841) | — | op. 92 | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| "Song without Words, Op. 102 No. 2 (Adagio in D)" | — | Op. 102 No. 2 | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| O Come All Ye Faithful [3:19] | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| The First Noel [2:59] | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Three Preludes and Fugues op. 37 | — | op. 37 | — | Organ | Classical | 2 |
| Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Prelude c minor | — | — | — | Organ | Classical | 2 |
| Praludium und Fuge d-Moll op. 37 (1837) | — | op. 37 | — | Organ | — | 1 |
| Praludium und Fuge G-Dur op. 37 (1837) | — | op. 37 | — | Organ | — | 1 |
| Sonate Nr. 4 B-Dur op. 65 (1845) | — | op. 65 | — | Organ | — | 1 |
| Allegro Moderato Maestoso In C Major | — | — | C major | Organ | Classical | 2 |
| Down Below In Bethlehem | — | — | — | Flute | Classical | 1 |
| Auld Lang Syne | — | — | — | Flute | Classical | 1 |
| Aura Lee | — | — | — | Flute | Classical | — |
| I Would that My Love | — | — | — | Clarinet | — | 1 |
| Staccato Song | — | — | — | Clarinet | — | 1 |
| Songs Without Words, Book 1, Op. 19 | — | Op. 19 | — | Piano, Timpani, percussion, Saxophone | Classical, pop | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 2665666. Portrait: Eduard Magnus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.